Cuomo aides subpoenaed in sexual harassment probe – WSJ

The New York state attorney general’s office has subpoenaed dozens of officials in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration as part of a probe into sexual harassment accusations, according to a Wall Street Journal report late Friday.

Cuomo's aide Melissa DeRosa, whose title is secretary to the governor, was among the officials to receive a subpoena earlier this month, the newspaper reported citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters was unable to confirm the report immediately and Cuomo spokespersons did not immediately respond to request for comments.

63-year-old Cuomo is resisting pressure to resign, following the flurry of accusations of sexual harassment or misconduct and revelations that his administration under-reported nursing home deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic.

It also comes amid a Washington Post report this week that Cuomo gave family members, including his brother and CNN anchor Chris Cuomo who tested positive for COVID-19 early in the pandemic, special access to state-administered COVID-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic.

The Post, which cited three unnamed people with knowledge of the situation, reported that a top state doctor made house calls to some of the governor's family members or close associates, including his brother, to administer the tests.

The governor has denied any wrongdoing in regards to the sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, though he has acknowledged it had been a "custom" for him to kiss and hug people when greeting them.

He has said he was sorry if his behavior had made "people feel uncomfortable."